spore

Example Sentences

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For a mushroom to grow, a fungal spore has to set up shop on a surface and produce mycelia.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

The new study examined spore response of three different strains of C. diff to three clinical in-use concentrations of sodium hypochlorite.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

It produces a type of cell called a spore, which is very resistant to heating.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023

IRVINE, Calif. — A drone flies over a peaceful Southern California marsh and unleashes a rain of larvae-killing bacterial spore pellets.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023

The spore expanded, split, and burst within the corrupted steel and shards of concrete that had formerly been walls.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick